Zuo Liangyu is not worth worrying. As long as Emperor Yongchang arrives in Hubei, Zuo Liangyu will definitely flee in a panic as before.

But why did you hold back the Tartars who were clenched behind?

If the Tartars were allowed to follow closely behind, it would be useless to drive Zuo Liangyu away.

The Shun Army and his family members evacuated with Li Zicheng had more than 100,000, and the wars were probably only 30,000 to 40,000. The previous one and two major battles near the capital suffered too much loss, and the three walls of the imperial camp were exhausted.

The Shun Army in Shanxi also lost tens of thousands of people due to the surrendered Ming army and gentry rebellion. In addition, the evacuation of Xi'an caused a serious depression in the morale of the army. Not to mention that after Liu Zongmin left the quota, even after Li Zicheng personally took the quota, he would probably still be defeated.

The successive defeats actually caused the Shun Army to have "phobia", even Li Zicheng himself was the same. Otherwise, he would not have abandoned Taiyuan first without having an advantage, and then hurriedly abandoned the pass when Tongguan was not decided before the winner was decided, and finally even the capital Xi'an was abandoned.

Yesterday, when Li Zicheng discussed the worst case with Song Xiance, Song Xiance gave three stars.

The best strategy is of course to resist the Qing army based on Xiangyang. In this way, the troops and horses of Dashun, Shandong, could still be commanded and organized a counterattack after Li Guo and Gao Yizheng arrived.

Song Xiance believed that although Dashun was defeated one after another, his foundation was still there. There were 100,000 soldiers and horses on the Imperial Camp, 50,000 soldiers and horses on Li and Gao, 100,000 soldiers and horses on Henan and Jingxiang, and Shandong, thousands of miles away, there were tens of thousands of troops in the Huai Army of Dashun. Therefore, if these troops were able to concentrate, they could still gain an advantage over the Manchus.

There is no need to make a contribution to one battle. With just one victory, you can reverse the current decline in Dashun.

If the Zhongce is unable to defend Xiangyang, take Jingxiang troops to Shunjiang to fight in Nanjing, take the land in the south of the Yangtze River, rest for a few years and then compete with the Manchus.

The worst strategy is to enter Sichuan.

Entering Shu not only means that Dashun and Daxi are completely broken, but also means that Dashun may not be able to compete for the world any longer.

Of course, Li Zicheng was unwilling to enter Shu. What he wanted was to seize Shu, but he was really afraid of being beaten by the Qing army and lacked confidence in establishing a foothold in Xiangyang, so he intended to go east to Nandu.

But no matter which strategy you choose, the prerequisite is to block the Qing army behind.

Otherwise, any decision made by Dashun would be nothing more than making wedding dresses for the Manchus.

"We still have 30,000 people in the king's body in Henan. Dong Xueli, the Marquis of Dingnan, and Lu Bizhou, the governor of Henan, could have gathered 20,000 people. It would be better to ask them to reorganize their troops and fight again."

The Magnificent Marquis Liu Fangliang didn't have much confidence in saying this. Wang Tizhong was an old brother of Shunjun, but Lu Bizhou and Dong Xueli were both surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Now Dashun has lost power. No one has any idea whether these two people are willing to work hard for Dashun.

Besides, the emperor defended Xi'an to the death and the soldiers of Henan had to pay their lives. There was still hope. Now that the emperor has abandoned the capital and is on his way to escape, why should he ask others to be the cannon fodder that will stop the Qing army?

"There are more than 10,000 soldiers from Liu Zhong, the prince of Pingnan. In addition, Lu Bizhou said that the Marquis of Huaiyin had a military force in the Kaifeng area. Your Majesty could issue an edict to let Lu Bizhou unified these troops and horses. It is not necessary to ask them to defeat the Qing army, but to protect Henan and Nanyang Palaces."

The evacuation plan formulated by Song Xiancai must be carried out by Shangzhou and Henan Prefecture through Nanyang to Jingxiang, so Henan Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture must not be missed.

"Wang Tizhong fought well in Huaiqing. He killed the general of Huaiqing appointed by the Qing army, Jin Yuhe. His troops were also Bai Wang's old foundation. It should be no problem to ask him to take it."

Wang Tizhong used to be with Yuan Zongdi, so Yuan Zongdi knew better about this old subordinate. Wang Deren, the general under Wang Tizhong, was also Yuan Zongdi's neighbor.

Li Zicheng was not sure whether he could still command Dong Xueli and Lu Bizhou now, but Wang Tizhong was in Henan, Dong and Lu were afraid that they would not act rashly even if they had a different intention, so they asked Niu Jinxing to write an order and sent someone to send him.

After the wind and snow stopped, Li Zixing ordered the entire army to set off, fearing that he would leave too late and ask the Qing army to catch up.

The army first arrived in Dengzhou, and the Qing army pursuing behind suspended the pursuit for some reason, so that the Shun army could take a breath.

However, Dengzhou was broken and could not provide the food and grass needed by the Shun Army. So two days later, Li Zicheng led his troops to the south of Shang.

On the way, a commoner stopped the road and asked when Emperor Yongchang would come back, but Li Zicheng covered his face and refused to answer.

When he arrived at Huayuankou, Henan Jiedushi Lu Bizhou brought people to welcome him. This former deputy envoy of Henan of the Ming Dynasty was really loyal to Li Zicheng.

In addition to bringing some food and supplies to the soldiers of the Imperial Camp, Lu Bizhou also brought good news to the Dashun Army, which had extremely low morale morale. Dashun's Huaiyin Marquis won two famous kings in Shandong and won a great victory of annihilated tens of thousands of enemies!

"Since Your Majesty's Eastern Expedition, Shandong has been a rare victory for my Dashun. Prince Haoge of Manchuria and King Kong Youde of Gongshun were killed by the Huaiyin Marquis formation and were sent to all directions. All the soldiers and civilians of Dashun heard about it will be encouraged."

When Lu Bizhou knew about the great victory in Shandong, he never drank alcohol, so happy that he pulled his staff to drink a few drinks. Now, after more than a month, he still talked about this battle.

It was just because of the repeated war situation in Henan that Lu Bizhou still did not know that Huaiyin Hou had sent someone to bring his memorials to find the "Central", saying that the Huai Army was about to counterattack on the whole line, and asked His Majesty the Emperor to make arrangements as soon as possible.

"Well, Huai Yangzi is so capable of fighting?"

Ru Hou Liu Zongmin was extremely surprised. He led tens of thousands of elite troops at Shanhaiguan and could not shake the Eight Banners of Manchuria. It is unimaginable that the Huai Army, which was surrendered to Dashun at the beginning of last year, could actually annihilate nearly 10,000 enemies.

"I'm happy forever!"

Song Xiance was also excited. The Huai Army won a great victory in Shandong to kill the two kings of the Qing court. The Qing court had to transfer their heavy troops back to prevent the Huai Army from advancing north while taking advantage of the victory. In this way, the pressure on the central government would be very light. Maybe the Qing army stopped pursuing because of the changes on the eastern front.

As long as the Qing army did not pursue the Imperial Camp desperately, Song Xiance believed that there was no need to go to Jingxiang, and the Imperial Camp would be stationed directly in Nanyang.

Yuan Zongdi, Liu Fangliang and other generals of the Shun Army were also very happy, and everyone was overwhelmed with joy. Even after hearing about the great victory in Shandong, Empress Gao, who did not care about military affairs, specially sent her nephew Li Laiheng to ask the emperor Li Zicheng what kind of person was, the Marquis of Huaiyin.

Li Laiheng is the adopted son of Li Zicheng's nephew Li Guo. Li Zicheng has no son, so Li Guo's nephew is actually his heir, and Li Guo also has no son, so his adopted son Li Laiheng became Dashun's "Crown grandson".

However, there is another person in the Shun army who is also qualified to inherit Dashun like Li Guo, that is Li Zicheng's third brother Li Zijing.

But Empress Gao doesn't like this brother-in-law.

Shandong's victory news made the soldiers of the Imperial Camp, who were extremely depressed in the army, and the families of the old camp, happy. Everyone said that it was time for great luck. How could the Manchu Tartars really steal from China? But I don't know when His Majesty will deploy a counterattack.

However, Li Zicheng's expression was still not clear. The generals were confused. Niu Jinxing guessed and said to Gu Junen privately: "Your Majesty has been defeated in battles and has now even abandoned the capital. The Marquis of Huaiyin defeated the Manchus in Shandong. Doesn't this mean that Your Majesty is inferior to the Marquis of Huaiyin?"

Gu Junen is the Minister of the Dashun Government, the President of the Wenyu Academy, and the Duke of Qi. Now he is one of the few high-ranking officials of the Dashun Central Committee who have not escaped.

After Li Zicheng established the Xinshun regime in Xiangyang the previous year, Gu advocated taking Shaanxi as a base first, then slimming the three sides, and conquering Beijing through Shanxi, which was adopted by Li Zicheng.

After hearing what Niu Jinxing said, Gu Junen thought of the old things and said worriedly: "The current situation cannot be played by Luo Rucai and Yuan Shizhong's old things, otherwise Dashun will really fall apart."

"That won't be. The Marquis of Huaiyin led his own army in Shandong. Now there are great enemies in Manchuria. How could Your Majesty be suspicious? He just felt a little unwilling to accept it."

Niu Jinxing still knows Li Zicheng very well. He knows that His Majesty is really uncomfortable.

Of course, Li Zicheng would not be suspicious because the title of Marquis of Huaiyin won the victory he did not achieve on the battlefield.

After a brief sigh, the Shandong victory still cheered up Emperor Yongchang, feeling that there was still a lot of potential, at least the ownership of the north still needs to be fought again.

Song Xiance proposed to send envoys to Shandong to change the title of the Marquis of Huaiyin of Lu Wenzong as the Marquis of Yizi Huai, to encourage Lu Wenzong to lead the Huai army north, but the Imperial Camp did not go to Jingxiang for the time being, so he went to Nanyang Prefecture to rest. Henan Dong Xueli, Lu Bizhou, Wang Tizhong, Liu Zhong and other troops were unified under the command of the central government.

Li Zicheng agreed that Niu Jinxing would now send envoys to Shandong. In theory, in addition to enthroning, the central government would also have to give rewards.

However, because of his embarrassment, Li Zicheng's "Central" had no gold and silver to reward the soldiers of the Huai Army. Since Lu Wenzong surrendered to Dashun, he had never received any money and food supply from Dashun. He was completely self-reliant. Therefore, just sending people to give him a title and asking the whole army to go north, Li Zicheng himself felt a little unauthentic.

When he was worried, Empress Gao said to her husband that the Marquis of Huai was young and promising and had never been married, so he might as well give the marriage to Emperor Yongchang, Dashun.

"Marriage?"

Li Zicheng was stunned.

Empress Gao smiled and said, "I want to marry Cuiwei to Lu Wenzong. This Marquis of Huai has become your son-in-law. What else is there to say?"

"this"

Li Zicheng hesitated for a long time and muttered: "I don't know if Cuiwei is willing."

This Cuiwei is Li Cuicui, the only daughter of Li Zicheng. Who is his biological mother, is also confused in the army.

Some say it was born to Li Zicheng's former concubine Wu, and some say it was born to Li Zicheng's first wife Han Jin'er. However, Han Jin'er was later killed by Li Zicheng for adultery with Gai Hu, so Li Zicheng handed over his daughter to Wu to raise, and it was also said that Wu was his biological mother.

Because there was only one daughter under his knees, Li Zicheng treated his daughter very well, so he made Cuiwei the princess when the reign of Yongchang.

Li Cuiwei is quite good at his father-son. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and killed the thief general Gao Wu. What is even more rare is that he is also a generalist in addition to practicing martial arts. He is a rare female talent.

Last year when Li Zicheng ascended the throne in Xi'an, Li Cuiwei wrote a song "The Palace, Mountain Fishing Lantern Venerable, Lantern Festival".

"The lamp is like day, and people are like ants. I always decorate the rich and beautiful sky and earth to enjoy the Lantern Festival, and avoid the noisy and roaring sounds. I want to ask how I love to kill you tonight. The city is beautiful and beautiful, and I am afraid of you. After a long time today, I will only be able to fly."

My daughter's song is just like Li Zicheng, who is not familiar with literature, and everyone said it was OK after reading it.
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